Stories from a Californian who finds herself loving life in Virginia while attempting to mind her own business, a surprisingly difficult task.

Thursday, May 14, 2009

Finish strong

I guess I just had to sleep on it a bit. Here's the Jocelynized story:

So there I was minding my own business finishing my triathlon turned duathlon, when the man I was pacing myself with decided to just up and walk. What are you supposed to do when you're tired and ready to be done and you know that no one you know can see you and the man you were pacing yourself with WALKS?!?!?!? Oh, also add that you know that you're more than 10 minutes ahead of schedule and it's really hot and .... Yep, I walked for a few moments in my race. *hangs head in shame* But only for a few moments. Then I picked up the pace and sprinted the last quarter mile. Does that make up for the moment of weakness? I can just hear the primary song lyrics now: Dare to do right, dare to be true, Other men's failures will never save you...

8 comments:

I guess I should have finished reading the rest of the posts before I commented on the last one! I was trying to post as I read...so often I will read all the posts first, then I don't go back to comment...

Oh it's fine to walk a little bit, considering how the result of your little walk has fueled you to achieve more in the future, it was meant to be :) I can't wait to cheer you on at the next Tri! I'll wear a shirt that says 'There's No Walking in Triathlons'